We run Nosterfield Nature Reserve, near Ripon in North Yorkshire, now widely regarded as one of best examples of wetland grassland in the north of England.
All photography, unless otherwise stated, provided by Whitfield Benson.
We are looking for an enthusiastic candidate to assist with the delivery of our two-and-a-half-year National Lottery Heritage Fund project ‘Ure Connected – Engaging People with Nature in the Lower Ure Valley’.
Find out more about the 110 species seen on the reserve throughout February 2024.
Find out about Nik’s first 5 months at Nosterfield Nature Reserve in his role as ‘Ure Connected’ National Lottery Heritage funded Project Intern.
In 2023, moth recording at Nosterfield Nature Reserve focused mainly on the newly created fenland on Nosterfield Quarry site, setting a baseline from which species can be monitored in this new habitat. Find out more about the 16 new moth species discovered on the reserve in 2023, along with other notable records.
Featuring an impressive 103 bird species recorded throughout the month, good counts of duck and the first Tree Sparrow sighting of 2024, find out more about the birds recorded at Nosterfield Nature Reserve in Andy Hanby’s January report.
In this new report, discover the results of focused recordings in newly established habitat on the Nosterfield Quarry site and the East Silt Lagoon on the main reserve, plus find out more about how climate change is impacting dragonfly fauna in our area.
Written by Keith Gittens
Take a look at last year’s monthly birding highlights in The Nosterfield Nature Reserve Bird Report 2023. The Systematic List of data for 2023 is also available to download within the report.
Written by Andy Hanby and edited by Jill Warwick.
